Groningen Werkt Circulair is a network organization that wants to develop a circular and local textile chain in Groningen.

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Starting in September, you can attend Spiekerboksen every month during Club Kleer’nzooi at the Textielhub. On one Monday of the month and on Wednesdays of the other month, you are welcome from 19:00 to 21:00 to exchange clothes, repair clothes, borrow clothes, and share knowledge. And we are therefore linking our Spiekerboks activities to Club Kleer’nzooi. Are you considering buying a Spiekerboks? Come and try it out during Club Kleer’nzooi. In 2026 on 2 September, 5 October, 4 November, 7 December, and on 6 January 2027!

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What is Groningen Werkt Circulair?

Groningen Werkt Circulair (GWC) is an organization that wants to build a system in the Groningen region for a society without waste. The transition to a circular economy requires a system change. Our approach, which starts with textiles, helps with this.

What does Groningen Werkt Circulair do?

We are working towards a sustainable textile model in which we shape the circular textile chain through four activities that reinforce each other:

  • more repairs, a machine shop and a Remake collection
  • Promote innovation through pilot projects, the development of iconic products, and working with circular business models
  • a digital knowledge base about materials
  • the Textielfabriek 4.0: a small-scale production site for experimenting and developing semi-finished products and yarns.

‘A future-proof economic system that functions within the capacity of our Earth and region and that allows the well-being of the people of Groningen to grow. Without waste and harmful emissions to the environment and in harmony with our landscape and nature. In which the value of raw materials, materials and products is preserved through closed cycles.’

Europeans buy almost 26 kg of textiles each year and throw away about 11 kg of textiles each year. This means that in the province of Groningen (586,061 inhabitants): 15,237,586 kg of new textiles and 6,446,671 kg of waste.